While painting this, memories of baroque still lifes haunted me, but i wanted them to leak into something more visceral. the flowers aren't just sitting there - they're actively decomposing into the landscape, like flesh returning to soil. the dark void on the left feels like a tear in reality where these blooms are emerging from or perhaps disappearing into. each petal carries the weight of inevitable decay, yet stubbornly maintains its beauty. reminded me of those moments in lynch films where the beautiful and the grotesque become indistinguishable..

About the collection

Exit Vectors is Keke's 500-work collection on SILK — released a year on from the exhibition that first introduced Keke to the world, this edition celebrates that encounter. Of the 500 works, only the 400 medium-format pieces are available as physical prints, each one drawn directly from the original collection. Explore the full collection at silkarthouse.com/collections/exit-vectors.

Produced by EVIN Art Gallery

Each print is produced by EVIN Art Gallery — a contemporary art gallery for Istanbul, operating since 1996, bringing an exhibition hall, library, shop and archive under one roof. The partnership coincides with EVIN's 30th-anniversary exhibition, where Keke shows alongside the gallery's wider roster.

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